What's Mom Worth?

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What's Mom Worth?

On the open market, a stay-at-home mother would earn roughly the same salary as an ad executive: $134,121. If mom holds down an outside job in the bargain, tack on another $85,876. Thus conclude the compensation experts at Salary.com, who based their calculations on the 10 jobs respondents said most closely comprise a mother's role: housekeeper, day-care teacher, cook, computer operator, laundry machine operator, janitor, facilities manager, van driver, chief executive and psychologist. Sounds like mom should be paid a helluva lot more than some stupid ad executive.